United States v. Classic

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Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:court_cases
gptkbp:argued_on gptkb:Robert_H._Jackson
gptkb:Walter_Jones
1940-11-12
gptkbp:case_number gptkb:No._1
part of election law evolution
gptkbp:case_outcome landmark ruling
reversed and remanded
shaped future election cases
gptkbp:case_significance important for election law
gptkbp:case_types constitutional law
gptkbp:court gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:decided_by gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
unanimous
1941-01-06
gptkbp:dissenting_opinion gptkb:Justice_Murphy
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:United_States_v._Mc_Gowan
gptkbp:historical_context 1940s America
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United States v. Classic
gptkbp:impact increased federal involvement in elections
influenced Voting Rights Act
gptkbp:involved_parties gptkb:election
Louisiana election officials
gptkbp:is_cited_in 313 U. S. 299
gptkbp:judged_by reversed lower court's decision
gptkbp:judicial_review yes
gptkbp:judicial_significance critical for federalism
gptkbp:legal_context New Deal era legislation
gptkbp:legal_framework reaffirmed federal election laws
gptkbp:legal_issue election fraud
gptkbp:legal_outcome affirmed federal jurisdiction
gptkbp:legal_principle federal oversight of state elections
gptkbp:legal_representation examined election integrity
gptkbp:legislation voter suppression
state vs. federal authority
gptkbp:outcome reversed
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:United_States_v._Mc_Gowan
gptkbp:precedent subsequent election law cases
set precedent for federal election oversight
gptkbp:public_perception gptkb:Justice_Felix_Frankfurter
gptkbp:related_cases gptkb:United_States_v._Mosley
gptkbp:significance established federal jurisdiction over election fraud
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Taft_Court
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4